pay out
Example Sentences
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The opinion explicitly stops short of ordering the government to pay out the canceled funds or resolving any individual grantee’s contractual claims.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
The most popular accounts post videos of their kids on platforms like YouTube that can pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars a month.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
The Journal’s analysis, which looked at Kalshi data, indicates that mention markets pay out far less often than bettors expect based on their listed odds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Social Security would pay out almost $150,000 over five years after retirement, and I would still remain under the $50,000 annual cap.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
“Young friends, whose string-and-tin-can phone extended from island to island, had to pay out more and more string, as if letting kites go higher and higher. “
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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